Crocketts victory garden paperback a april, 1977 by james underwood crockett and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book was organized monthbymonth through the gardeners year, which is march through february. The victory garden by rhys bowen was the first standalone id read. At the time i was in high school and i set up a garden area at my parents house. There may be underlining, highlighting, and or writing. Divided into chapters by month, james underwood crockett provides a comprehensive overview of gardening activities the year round. She soon came across victory gardens the vegetable gardens cultivated during the world wars that sustained so many. Gardening for the common good smithsonian libraries. She watched the victory garden program on pbs and read the accompanying book as if she were a starving child in world war ii america instead of a city woman in a country house by the sea. Crocketts victory garden by james underwood crockett hardcover. This is the book that got me passionately interested in gardening 35 years ago. Crocketts victory garden by james underwood crockett.
Crocketts victory garden is the only gardening book youll ever need. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. Month by month, james underwood crockett provides a precise overview of your gardening activities for the entire year. Crocketts victory garden is the first and last gardening book you need buy. The gardens were opened for relief functions, including the british war relief for refugee children in england 1942, the scottish evacuation. Here are some of the letters from women that pack quotes in his book. Whether you are a novice or an experienced greenthumb this book is the only gardening guide you need in your library. Monthly chapters provide details for all your gardening activities that month. I unstuck the pages but lost some images and the cover fell off, the glued end crumbling to dust. The victory garden is an american public television program about gardening and other outdoor activities, produced by station wgbh in boston, massachusetts, and distributed by pbs. It is the oldest gardening program produced for television in the united states, premiering april 16, 1975.
Its approach was unique among garden books, in that it was organized not by the plants in the garden but by the calendarby the jobs required of you by your garden each month of the year. Thanks for the war vegetable gardening book you sent me in the spring. Crocketts victory garden book by james underwood crockett. May not include supplemental items like discs, access codes, dust jacket, etc. He later wrote three books of gardening advice based on the popular and muchloved pbs television series. Ive read a few of her books in series, but this one is one of my favorites.